Ahead Of West Bengal Polls, Former Minister Yashwant Sinha Joins TMC
Former BJP leader and Union Minister Yashwant Sinha joined Trinamool Congress days ahead of the assembly polls in West Bengal. Yashwant was a part of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet, and quit BJP in 2018. Earlier, TMC had suffered setbacks as many leaders and MLAs, including former state minister Suvendu Adhikari, defected to BJP. Starting on March 27, the West Bengal assembly polls will be conducted in eight phases.